Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 380 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to

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